What is the solution to this screw up?
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What is the solution to this screw up?
So I get the 2000 S430 back up running, trying to pinpoint what drained the battery. I go out tonight and there it is rear seat dome lights won't shut off. Press button no response. Is it the fuse or relay? dome fuse f77 is under rear seat right side according to diagram. Now the good part I can't figure out how this seat comes out, its dark so I knowing if the battery drain I'm right back to square one. So I disconnect negative cable battery to shut down lights, I can't find cellphone leave car trunk lid up hood up get phone return to driveway, didn't know when power is disconnected the vacuum arms that hold trunk up stop working so now trunk locked, key will turn the lock but will not open trunk, get spare skeleton key same turn trunk lid won't open. Now I'm really screwed, Ground is off battery removing plate in floor on passenger side won't work, why no power to jump trunk lock button in car. Question how do I now get in the trunk, and also has anyone have this rear dome lights won't turn off problem and what causes this, never had a problem with car runs excellent now this. relay bad or fuse?
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Any experience with rear seat dome lights not going off? Button pressed no response. Could moisture on the antenna for phone on roof of car having small crack in front exposing the wires slightly be the cause?
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Get someone to help you - preferably someone heavy. Have the helper lie on the deck lid while you turn the key, and see if that helps the latch release.
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This should help .. if you have a spare battery/charger
How to jump start a Mercedes S430/S500 W220 with trunk jammed or locked - YouTube
note which post to connect to, not the large red cable.
How to jump start a Mercedes S430/S500 W220 with trunk jammed or locked - YouTube
note which post to connect to, not the large red cable.
does anyone remember having this problem? I'm sick of these poor plastic designs on all Mercedes models that just break then cost 800-900$ Parts and labor to correct.
thanks all for responses just wish these $100k cars had parts that last have plastic parts broken on SL500 convertible roof flap 400$ to replace interior molding, flap attachment plastic holding hinge fell apart.
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la22bay said, "...surprisingly it jumped power with negative cable disconnected..."
Actually, easy to understand.
Imagine a light bulb with two wires, and the two wires are attached to the positive and negative terminals of a battery. The bulb glows.
Disconnect the wire going to the negative terminal. The bulb goes out.
Take another battery with two wires attached. Attach the wires to the bulb. The bulb glows. The second battery doesn't know or care whether the first battery is disconnected - it just supplies power to the bulb.
In your case, the service tech hooked a battery positive to the positive wire harness, supplying power to the harness, and hooked the battery negative to the car body/chassis, completing the circuit. Doesn't even matter whether there is a battery in the box - as long as the positive cable isn't touching the body or chassis.
Actually, easy to understand.
Imagine a light bulb with two wires, and the two wires are attached to the positive and negative terminals of a battery. The bulb glows.
Disconnect the wire going to the negative terminal. The bulb goes out.
Take another battery with two wires attached. Attach the wires to the bulb. The bulb glows. The second battery doesn't know or care whether the first battery is disconnected - it just supplies power to the bulb.
In your case, the service tech hooked a battery positive to the positive wire harness, supplying power to the harness, and hooked the battery negative to the car body/chassis, completing the circuit. Doesn't even matter whether there is a battery in the box - as long as the positive cable isn't touching the body or chassis.
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